I am a bit late to the party here. Having spent the last few weeks trying the Aqvox switch I wanted to avoid any other changes in my system, so had resisted loading the new firmware. Indeed, my plan was to update the microRendu to the new V2.5 firmware this weekend, and leave 10.1.0 for another couple of weeks. However, that did not go to plan either, I'll post about that in the Sonore thread. So, this morning I found myself with a system that has had no changes for over five months, so time to try 10.1.0. For the record, this is my first firmware change on the 1000 Pro which came preloaded with one of the earlier '10' firmwares, so I am making the jump from 10.0.2 to 10.1.0. I think this might be relevant because there is some speculation that the 10.1.0 'goodness' actually came in 10.0.5 or 10.0.7.
Anyway, firmware updated to 10.1.0, I sat down and ran through the same playlist I have been listening to endlessly recently as part of the Aqvox switch evaluation.
To cut a long story short, I am absolutely delighted to what 10.1.0 has done in my system, I could not be happier! I am still trying to work out what has improved, but everything seams more natural, the soundstage is more coherent. Plus maybe something with the bass. There was one track that I have been listening to endlessly recently for the reasons mentioned above, and even so I was noticing some little extra details in the bass, I was not expecting that!
The key thing is though, I quite simply found myself really enjoying listening through the same old playlist again, far more than I had over the last few weeks. Something has clicked into place here, or maybe something that was annoying me on some level has gone, whatever the reason, I could not be happier!
Anyway, firmware updated to 10.1.0, I sat down and ran through the same playlist I have been listening to endlessly recently as part of the Aqvox switch evaluation.
To cut a long story short, I am absolutely delighted to what 10.1.0 has done in my system, I could not be happier! I am still trying to work out what has improved, but everything seams more natural, the soundstage is more coherent. Plus maybe something with the bass. There was one track that I have been listening to endlessly recently for the reasons mentioned above, and even so I was noticing some little extra details in the bass, I was not expecting that!
The key thing is though, I quite simply found myself really enjoying listening through the same old playlist again, far more than I had over the last few weeks. Something has clicked into place here, or maybe something that was annoying me on some level has gone, whatever the reason, I could not be happier!
1000 Pro - KEF Blade - iFi Zen Stream - Mutec REF10 - MC3+USB - Pro-Ject Signature 12
